Opinion Pieces

Labor’s sledgehammer on the workers

November 14, 2023

Labor’s sledgehammer on the workers Allegra Spender Member for Wentworth The Reserve Bank has now hiked rates 13 times in 18 months, which means a family with a typical mortgage is...

Energy ministers must prioritise renters

November 05, 2023

Allegra Spender, MP, wants energy efficiency and electrification for renters on the agenda of the next Energy Ministers meeting. The impasse over the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) earlier this...

To get our economy on track, we need both tax and spending reform

September 18, 2023

To get our economy on track, we need both tax and spending reform Judith Sloan does many a disservice when she dismisses calls for tax reform as “code for higher...

Opinion: Tax reform too important to be hostage to party politics.

September 04, 2023

Tax reform too important to be hostage to party politics That’s why I have set up a process, where economists, business leaders, unions, social and environmental leaders can come together...

A year on, the teal wave has been rebutting oppositional politics

May 24, 2023

Allegra Spender and Kate Chaney, The AFR A year on, the teal wave has been rebutting oppositional politics The politics, the processes and even the layout of parliament itself do not...

Tax policy has become politicised and toxic, says Allegra Spender

April 28, 2023

Allegra Spender, The Australian: Tax Reform - Tax policy has become politicised and toxic, says Allegra Spender When people talk to me in Wentworth about what is important to them, long-term...

Families need one stop shop, and budget support, to kick fossil fuels out of home

March 17, 2023

Allegra Spender, Renew Economy: Clean Energy News and Analysis - Families need one stop shop, and budget support, to kick fossil fuels out of home Earlier this week, families across...

Missed chance for real tax reform

March 02, 2023

Allegra Spender, The Financial Review - Missed chance for real tax reform Super cap changes Tinkering with the concessions is no substitute for the taxation system review that we need. And...

Why business is losing faith in the government

February 06, 2023

Allegra Spender, The Financial Review - The government is understandably focused on implementing its agenda, but it needs to listen to business as part of that process. I welcome Jim...

After the summit, big and small business want award system simplified

September 04, 2022

Allegra Spender, The Financial Review - Reforming the ‘better off overall test’ won’t be enough to unlock the productivity and wage gains of enterprise bargaining. The Jobs and Skills Summit came at...